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By Dena Wood
The Times 

Waitsburg Council Candidates - Hockersmith

Kate Hockersmith

 


Longtime Waitsburg resident and current Community Service Award (formerly called Citizen of the Year) recipient Kate Hockersmith, will make her first-time bid for a council seat this year.

Hockersmith moved to Waitsburg with her husband, Eric, in 1992, and the couple raised their two sons here.

"I have fundraising, marketing, organizational skills, and work well with others, seeking collaboration rather than confrontation," Hockersmith said, when asked what she brings to the council table.

Hockersmith served as the Waitsburg Coop Preschool teacher and Parent Coordinator for Walla Walla Community College for twelve years. She left those positions in 2006 to help The Blue Mountain Troublemakers, a local youth Bluegrass band, prepare to represent Walla Walla for their 35th Anniversary Sister City Celebration in Sasayama, Japan.

Hockersmith has served the community as a 4-H leader, Boy Scout advisor, a Weller Library board member, and as board member of the Walla Walla Humane Society. She is a member of the Waitsburg Historical Society and a Garden Club member. She plans music for Waitsburg's Annual Pioneer Fall Festival, is Rural Youth Enrichment Services secretary, and is Director of Touchet Valley Acoustic Music Project, a program that introduces children to music.

In addition, Hockersmith has served on the Waitsburg Animal Control Committee, organized the Waitsburg Friends of the Pool, was a member of the Waitsburg Arts Committee, and is vice-chair of the newly formed Waitsburg Fairgrounds Committee.

"Changes in the Walla Walla Valley economy will influence the future of Waitsburg. How we adjust to growth and tourism will be critical and shape our community's future. I would like to see Waitsburg keep the small-town charm that my husband and I fell in love with over twenty years ago," Hockersmith said.

"I think we must manage growth carefully and throughtfully to preserve Waitsburg's character. If elected, I look forward to working with the City Council and community so we can keep Waitsburg one-of-a-kind," she added.

 

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